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Lawrence University

Appleton, Wisconsin

https://www.lawrence.edu

#204 National Colleges

62.08% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

1,425 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, small, highly residential
Lawrence University is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Appleton, Wisconsin. Founded in 1847, its first classes were held on November 12, 1849. Lawrence was the second college in the U.S. to be founded as a coeducational institution. (The first was long-vanished New York Central College.)

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Location

City
Appleton, Wisconsin

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Locale
City: Small (population less than 100,000)

Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Bachelor's degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Visual And Performing Arts 22.4%
Social Sciences 16.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 15.3%
Psychology 7.1%
English Language And Literature/Letters 6.8%
Physical Sciences 6.3%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 4.6%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 4.4%
Mathematics And Statistics 3.8%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 3.3%
Education 3.0%
History 2.5%
Natural Resources And Conservation 1.9%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 1.6%

Cost

Tuition
$49,122.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
50.65%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$22,214.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1324 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 730 665 600
Verbal 700 650 600

ACT Scores

29 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 29 27 24
English 34 30 25